Glass-rolling pallet



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H. F. ANDERSON GLASS ROLLING PALLET Filed Feb. 5. 1923 Patented Nov. 4,1924.

UNHTE STATES GLASS-ROLLING- PALLET.

Application filed February 5, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY F. ANDERsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marion, in the cotmty of Grant and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Glass-Rolling Pallets;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

In the art of glass rolling, when sheets of glass are rolled onto apallet, they often creep upon the latter as the roller advances over thesoft mass of glass. It is the object of my invention however to providea glass rolling pallet having means at one end for holding the sheetagainst creeping.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, the description beingsupplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional View showing the use of theimproved glass rolling pallet.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the pallet.

In the drawing above briefly described, I have shown a portion of aglass rolling machine in order to illustrate the application of myinvention, said machine including a suit-able support 1 for the pallet 2and an appropriately guided roller 3 for rolling a mass 4 of soft glassonto said pallet.

For the purpose of causing the rolled sheet of glass 5 to cling to thepallet 2, I have provided one end of this pallet with a plurality ofclosely spaced longitudinal grooves 6 into which the glass is pressed bythe roller 8, when the rolling operation is Seriail No. 617,129.

begun. By roughening the pallet in this manner or providing a portion ofits surface with an anchorin field, the newly rolled sheet of glass isheld against creeping upon the pallet during the rolling operation.

As excellent results may be obtained from the details disclosed, theymay be followed if desired, but within the scope of the invention asclaimed, numerous minor changes may be made.

I claim: 1

1. A lass rolling pallet roughened at one end to prevent creeping of theglass thereon when the latter is being rolled into a sheet.

2. A glass rolling pallet provided at one end with a plurality ofrecesses into which the glass is forced at the beginning of the rollingoperation, whereby to prevent creeping of the glass upon the pallet asit is rolled into sheet form.

3. A glass rolling pallet having at one end a plurality of longitudinalgrooves disposed in closely spaced relation for receiving a portion ofthe glass when the latter is rolled onto the pallet, thereby preventingcreeping of the sheet of glass as it is rolled onto the pallet.

4. A pallet upon which glass is rolled into sheet form, having a portionof its surface provided with an anchoring field to which the glass willcling when pressed into engagement therewith during the rollingoperation. whereby to prevent the glass from creeping along the palletduring the rolling operation.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

HARRY F. ANDERSON.

